Eragrostic Abyssinica (Noun)
Meaning
An African grass economically important as a cereal grass (yielding white flour of good quality) as well as for forage and hay.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The local farmers cultivate eragrostic abyssinica as their primary source of forage and hay to feed their livestock during the dry season.
- Eragrostic abyssinica is a valuable crop in Africa, as it can thrive in harsh conditions while still yielding high-quality white flour.
- Researchers have been studying eragrostic abyssinica to develop new drought-resistant varieties of the cereal grass.
- The versatility of eragrostic abyssinica makes it an essential part of many African agricultural systems, providing both food and forage.
- In Ethiopia, eragrostic abyssinica is commonly known as teff, a staple cereal crop used to make injera bread, a traditional Ethiopian food.